Microbiology MCQs (Quiz 18) Posted on June 11, 2026Author agropublishers 0 1. Typhoid fever is caused by __________ Salmonella Typhi Vibrio cholerae Staphylococcus aureus Bacillus anthracis 2. Edward Jenner developed a successful vaccine that protect against __________ Tuberculosis Smallpox Rabies Polio 3. _____________________ is the scientist who coined the term “cell” Leeuwenhoek Robert Hooke Pasteur Koch 4. Scientific study of bacteriophages contributed significantly to ___________ Industrial fermentation Food microbiology Plant pathology Molecular genetics 5. _________________________ is regarded as the Father of Modern Bacteriology Robert Koch Edward Jenner Louis Pasteur Alexander Fleming 6. The reproductive structure bearing conidia is called ___________ Ascus Conidiophore Basidium Rhizoid 7. Louis Pasteur developed a vaccine against __________________ Tuberculosis Typhoid Smallpox Rabies 8. ___________________ are specialized invaginations of the bacterial cytoplasmic membrane Mesosomes Nucleoids Ribosomes Plasmids 9. Cholera is caused by ___________________ Vibrio cholerae Escherichia coli Mycobacterium tuberculosis Shigella dysenteriae 10. The Gram staining technique was developed by ___________________ Robert Koch Joseph Lister Louis Pasteur Hans Christian Gram Loading … Question 1 of 10